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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
87.0% of applications approved
Ranks #187 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
32.8% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #188 of 315 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 375 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£610,000 median sale price
-2.4% year on year · 1,657 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
49.0% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #104 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 51,761 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/2026/1541 | 13 Haslingden Close Harpenden | PART SINGLE AND PART FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION, FIRST FLOOR REAR EXTENSION, ALTERATIONS TO OPENINGS, PLUS RENDER… | Priorapproval | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1544 | 14 West Common Grove Harpenden, Hertfordshire | Post - ppf requested | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1543 | 10 Grasmere Avenue Harpenden, Hertfordshire | Post - ppf requested | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1542 | Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead,… | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 | |
| 5/2026/1539 | 156 Fishpool Street St Albans | Removal of existing upvc roof window and installation of conservation roof windows to rear elevation roof | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1540 | 156 Fishpool Street St Albans | Listed building Consent - Removal of existing upvc roof window and installation of 5 conservation roof windows to rear… | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1537 | 12 Prospect Road St Albans | Erection of detached house | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1538 | 96 Cowper Road Harpenden | First floor front and side extensions, single storey rear extension and roof alterations to the front elevation | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1536 | 280 Hatfield Road St Albans | Creation of a new front driveway and vehicular access, including removal of the existing front boundary wall to provide… | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5/2026/1535 | 27 Doggetts Way St Albans | Single storey rear extension and installation of external wall insulation. | Priorapproval | 13 Aug 2026 |
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About this data
We index every application published on St Albans’s planning portal (civica_cxm) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planningapplications.stalbans.gov.ukNewest application received 14 Aug 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by St Albans, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 1,843 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes St Albans's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 14 Aug 2026.
87.0% of St Albans's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
32.8% of appeals against St Albans decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 375 decided appeals.
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